My last thread seems to have got lost - what it said was that Fylde Festival has a Young Performers Competition, which seems like a pretty good starting point for a get-together.

This (or indeed any other festival gathering) would also answer the "safety on the internet" problem, in a positive way.

Some of us think that jazz does indeed have an image problem - but then I'm an older unregenerate folkie at heart. In truth, I'm not terribly certain about music unaccompanied by song..... what use is it? Other than driving people out of the pubs at Sidmouth?